Law: A Revolution in Rape

When it was time for "Alice," 19, a beautician trainee, to leave her
favorite neighborhood bar in Detroit, she would occasionally accept
a ride home from men. One night last December a fellow with a
familiar face offered her a lift, so she hopped into his car. He
promptly pulled a gun and took her to his house. There he and three
other men hit her a few times, then raped her.

Until a few years ago, Alice's habit of accepting rides from strangers
would have been the rapists' strongest defense. Since...